Bleach 168
Series 7, Episode 1 14+
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A new captain joins Squad Three, taking the place of the rebel Gin Ichimaru. His name is Shusuke Amagai. Shusuke is an unknown captain who was away on a long-term assignment and has only recently returned to the Seireitei. The members of the Squad Three are still scarred by the way their previous captain left them, and they are unable to hide their mixed emotions. Meanwhile, Shusuke brings Soul Reaper Makoto Kibune to appoint to the third seat.
Bleach 169
Series 7, Episode 2 14+
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In the middle of the night, a strange Senkaimon opens in Karakura Town, and a mysterious team of three arrives in the World of the Living. That morning, when Ichigo and Rukia go to school, they get word of a Hollow sighting. Ichigo prepares to go slay the Hollow as usual. But from their Soul Phone, they see that the number of Hollows is rapidly increasing. Ichigo and Rukia are taken aback by the large number of Hollows, but they are quick to take action.
Bleach 170
Series 7, Episode 3 14+
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A mysterious team of three transfers into Ichigo’s class. Their names are Rurichiyo Kasumiohji, Kenryu, and Enryu. Rurichiyo acts like a princess, and Kenryu and Enryu obsessively guard her surroundings. Ichigo is clearly suspicious of the three of them, but the rest of his classmates welcome them without question. That night, when the town has gone to sleep, a strange Spiritual Pressure appears. Ichigo senses it, and when he goes outside, he finds Kenryu standing on the roof of a house.
Bleach 171
Series 7, Episode 4 14+
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Ichigo and Rukia assume the responsibility of being Rurichiyo’s bodyguard. It is Rurichiyo’s first time in the World of the Living, and she asks Ichigo to teach her about everything she sees. Rukia takes Rurichiyo out to play. Kenryu and Enryu cry tears of joy at seeing Rurichiyo have fun in the World of the Living thanks to Ichigo and Rukia. Ichigo asks them what they’re planning to do next, but Kenryu gives an evasive answer. That night, Yuzu invites Rurichiyo to dine at the Kurosaki’s house.
Bleach 172
Series 7, Episode 5 14+
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Since welcoming Shusuke Amagai as the new captain, Squad Three has been hard at work. But the duties Shusuke assigns them are tasks that one couldn’t imagine a Soul Reaper doing. Izuru Kira senses the dissatisfaction of the squad members, and as Lieutenant, he decides to advise the new captain. However, he is admonished instead, as Shusuke tells him that they need to work steadily in order to regain the trust that was lost when Gin Ichimaru betrayed the squad.
Bleach 173
Series 7, Episode 6 14+
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One morning, Rurichiyo suddenly disappears. Kenryu finds some indication that leads him to believe that she used the Kasumiohji Clan’s private Senkaimon to return to the Soul Society. He heads back to the Soul Society along with Ichigo and Rukia to look for Rurichiyo. Meanwhile, Rurichiyo runs into Gyokaku Kumoi at the mansion, but she manages to talk her way out and leave on a trip. Ichigo and the gang arrive in the Soul Society soon after she has departed.
Bleach 174
Series 7, Episode 7 14+
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Ichigo returns to the World of the Living, and he draws up a countermeasure at Kisuke Urahara’s shop. According to Kisuke, there is a shortage of a kind of Reishi that is used as a raw material for merchandise at the shop. He says it is not a natural phenomenon, but that it is highly likely that someone is behind it all. When everyone leaves Urahara’s shop, they come across Hanza Nukui, the head of an assassination squad, and they begin fighting at various places in Karakura Town.
Bleach 175
Series 7, Episode 8 14+
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Hanza Nukui, the leader of Gyokaku Kumoi’s assassins, has misjudged the power of Ichigo and his friends, and has failed to assassinate Rurichiyo. He forms a unit of assassins, armed with powerful Bakkouto swords, and prepares to go back to the World of the Living. Around that time, in the World of the Living, Kenryu and Enryu put up a barrier around their house, and everyone takes turns watching after Rurichiyo.
Bleach 176
Series 7, Episode 9 14+
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Hanza Nukui and his team of assassins, armed with Bakkoutos, arrive in the World of the Living, and they challenge Ichigo and the others to fight. When Ichigo and Hanza take off to fight one on one, a creepy assassin, Jinnai Douko, appears before Rurichiyo, wielding a Bakkouto. Jinnai eats his Bakkouto to become one with it, and he attacks. Uryu encounters the Bakkouto-wielding Kuzuryu. Chad is confronted by Genga, who attacks with a Bakkouto that makes walls wherever he strikes.
Bleach 177
Series 7, Episode 10 14+
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The respective battles of Rukia, Uryu, and Chad continue. Jinnai Douko becomes one with his Bakkouto, Retsurai, and keeps attacking. Rukia has a tough battle against Jinnai, whose whole body transforms into a weapon. Uryu, who is fighting against Kuzuryu, is trapped inside a sea of mist, unable to sense the whereabouts of his opponent. Chad gets into a contest of strength with his adversary, Genga, who uses his Bakkouto, Kakuyoku. And Ichigo struggles against Hanza Nukui and his Bakkouto, Saiga.
Bleach 178
Series 7, Episode 11 14+
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Hanza Nukui uses his Bakkouto, Saiga’s weak point, to act as a trap for Ichigo. Ichigo ends up getting caught in Hanza’s scheme, an expanse of mirrors. The mirrors take the memories of the captive and turn them into nightmares. Ichigo sees his late mother, Masaki, and is forced to relive his memories of her up to her death. He is psychologically overwhelmed and finds himself powerless against the illusion. At that moment, an immense amount of Spiritual Pressure radiates from Ichigo.
Bleach 179
Series 7, Episode 12 14+
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At a captain’s meeting in the Soul Society, Shusuke Amagai proposes to the Thirteen Court Guard Squads that they train directly with the squads. But Kenpachi Zaraki and Mayuri Kurotsuchi speak out against the idea, and the captains object due to their lack of interest. Jushiro Ukitake and Shunsui Kyoraku encourage Shusuke, as they too feel that the captains should cooperate a little more. Then one day, the Soul Reapers get word that Menos have infiltrated the Seireitei.
Bleach 180
Series 7, Episode 13 14+
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Ichigo and his friends have narrowly escaped Hanza Nukui’s team’s attacks. But Uryu and Chad have been inundated with the Spirit Energy of Bakkoutos, and Orihime’s healing power doesn’t seem to be working. On top of that, Yoruichi, who has been spying on the Soul Society, reveals that Rurichiyo and Shu Kannogi are to be married in a matter of days. Kisuke Urahara speculates that this marriage will be coerced with a Rurichiyo double.
Bleach 181
Series 7, Episode 14 14+
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Rurichiyo has gone back to the Soul Society to take back control of the Kasumiohji Clan. Ichigo, Rukia, Kenryu, and Enryu follow her through the Senkaimon, and they barge in on Rurichiyo and Shu’s wedding at the Kasumiohji palace. However, the Soul Reapers of Squad Two, led by Soi Fon, are waiting for them there. Apparently, Gyokaku Kumoi anticipated Ichigo and the others coming and set up a trap in advance. Ichigo and the gang are surrounded, and Ichigo yells out to Rurichiyo.
Bleach 182
Series 7, Episode 15 14+
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Ichigo and Rukia are being chased down by the Thirteen Court Guard Squads after sabotaging Rurichiyo and Shu’s wedding and taking Shu hostage. The Soul Reapers, led by Squads Two and Three, put out an intense search effort, but when dawn comes they still haven’t found Ichigo and Rukia. Ichigo, Rukia, and Shu are hiding in the underground waterway and waiting for things to quiet down in the Seireitei.
Bleach 183
Series 7, Episode 16 14+
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After Shu Kannogi tearfully tells Shusuke Amagai how he feels, Shusuke loses his feelings of ill will towards Ichigo and instead decides to help in their search for Rurichiyo. Ichigo worries that this would be considered an act of betrayal to the Thirteen Court Guard Squads on Shusuke’s part, but Shusuke says that he must take responsibility, as it is possible that one of his men, Makoto Kibune, was involved in this ordeal.
Bleach 184
Series 7, Episode 17 14+
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The Soul Reapers stop chasing after Ichigo for the time being and focus on restoring order in the Seireitei. In the midst of it all, Jushiro Ukitake and Shunsui Kyoraku begin to question why Genryusai doesn’t enter the Kasumiohji Clan’s grounds. In the meantime, Ichigo and Shusuke rush to the Third Squad’s barracks at Izuru’s notification. There, they see Kasumiohji Clan’s assassins running away with someone who looks like Rurichiyo, and they follow after them.
Bleach 185
Series 7, Episode 18 14+
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The intense battle between Izuru Kira and Makoto Kibune continues at Squad Three’s training facility. Makoto, who was tired of not being taken seriously despite possessing an overwhelming amount of Spiritual Pressure, took part in the Kasumiohji Clan’s conspiracy in order to become the best Soul Reaper. Izuru’s life is at risk against Makoto’s Bakkouto, Reppu. Makoto says that he plans on annihilating Squad Three and furthering the damage done inside the Seireitei by Ichigo’s group’s rampage.
Bleach 186
Series 7, Episode 19 14+
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At the Head Captain’s command, all the Soul Reapers of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads break into the Kasumiohji Clan’s palace at once. The Kasumiohji Clan is a special aristocratic family who make the swords presented to the royal family. They are exempt from the law, and the Soul Reapers cannot do anything about that. However, when Izuru defeated Makoto and procured a Bakkouto, which was proof of the Kasumiohji Clan’s betrayal, the Thirteen Court Guard Squads were allowed to intervene.
Bleach 187
Series 7, Episode 20 14+
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The battle at the Kasumiohji Clan’s palace between the Thirteen Court Guard Squads and the Kasumiohji Clan’s assassins continues. Against the Soul Reapers, the assassins use Bakkoutos, which forcibly emit more power than the wielder himself can actually produce. The assassins are going crazy, having been completely taken over by their swords. Their bodies cannot withstand the power produced, and they begin to fall apart.
Bleach 188
Series 7, Episode 21 14+
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The chaos in the Kasumiohji Clan was all a scheme formulated by Shusuke Amagai. Shusuke joined the Thirteen Court Guard Squads in order to avenge his father’s death at the hands of Head Captain Yamamoto. For years, Shusuke has been seeking an opportunity to kill him. Ichigo runs over to the Squad Three barracks and takes over for the Head Captain in the fight against Shusuke.
Bleach 189
Series 7, Episode 22 14+
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Shusuke Amagai wields both a Bakkouto, which seals the powers of Soul Reapers, and his Bankai, Raika Gouenkaku. Ichigo defends against Shusuke’s Bankai while Hollowfied and counterattacks with his most powerful Getsugatensho. When Shusuke is hit straight on by Getsugatensho, his body reaches its limit, and his Bakkouto goes out of control and envelops him with an ominous amount of Spirit Energy. But a moment later, a fierce attack from Shusuke’s Raika Gouenkaku sends Ichigo flying.
Bleach 190
Series 7, Episode 23 14+
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The Hueco Mundo Arc, which was put on hold for the New Captain Shusuke Amagai Arc, resumes. Ichigo, Rukia, Uryu, Chad, and Renji break into Hueco Mundo, the headquarters of Sosuke Aizen and his Arrancars, to rescue Orihime. But the group is confronted by the powerful Espadas, and they are defeated one after another. Ichigo, on the other hand, rescues Orihime after overcoming various obstacles and defeating Arrancar number six, Grimmjow Jeagerjaques.
Bleach 191
Series 7, Episode 24 14+
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Uryu and Renji thought they had escaped, but they find themselves back at Szayelaporro’s palace. There, Szayelaporro, dressed in something new, shows up with a daring smirk on his face. His palace has been built exactly as he wishes. While Uryu and Renji are at a loss, Szayelaporro releases his Zanpakuto and flaunts it in front of them. On top of that, a mysterious liquid oozes out of his back.
Bleach 192
Series 7, Episode 25 14+
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After finding Nel hiding in the shadow of a rock, Nnoitora tells Ichigo’s group that Nel is actually a former Espada. Ichigo and his friends were deceived so that Nel would enter deep into Las Noches. But Ichigo trusts in Nel and pays no mind to the new information. Ichigo keeps on fighting even after getting hurt in order to protect Nel. But when he suffers an intense attack by Nnoitora, Ichigo collapses at last. Ichigo is unable even to move, but Nnoitora keeps attacking him.
Bleach 193
Series 7, Episode 26 14+
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Uryu and Renji continue fighting their clones. But no matter how many times they beat them, the clones turn back into liquid, multiply, and revive. The two of them expect a futile fight against these clones that keep increasing in number, but then, Uryu finds a slight difference between them and the clones. What’s more, Renji gets a flash of inspiration, and they somehow manage to successfully destroy Szayelaporro’s palace and escape. But Szayelaporro still has a confident smirk on his face.
Bleach 194
Series 7, Episode 27 14+
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Nnoitora and Nelliel continue to battle. They are nearly equal in strength. The two of them used to fight side by side as fellow Espadas. However, Nnoitora always hated Nelliel and has challenged her to a duel a number of times, only to lose every time. Nnoitora is not only irritated at losing but at Nelliel for never bothering to finish him off. Nelliel only sees Nnoitora as a beast that fights based on pure instinct and not as an equal opponent.
Bleach 195
Series 7, Episode 28 14+
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Nelliel regains her memory, and Pesche and Dondochakka realize that she is going to give her all in the battle against Nnoitora. In order to go fight with Nelliel, Pesche and Dondochakka summon all their strength. Their newfound strength is a result of the training they continued even after leaving Las Noches so that they could protect the unconscious Nelliel. Pesche and Dondochakka save Uryu and Renji, who were being toyed with at Szayelaporro’s will.